Mainsail boom furling solo
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Snowgoose-1
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Gorgeous !
Also great for throwing at the bow when loss of engine.
Poignard
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Or as a brake
Snowgoose-1
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Good thinking .
I like it.
johnphilip
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A stackpack certainly made the job easier but when it was time to renew the main we went for fully battened. Now we get head to wind and provided the lazyjacks have been tensioned to lift the bag the main is let down freely, in fact the faster it drops the better it seems to gather. Our 33' Elan has a big main for her size so worth it as we mature.
RAI
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I have both the main halyard
And the furling line lead back to the wheelhouse so there is enough friction in the pulleys and blocks to prevent the main sail falling under its own weight.
And the furling line lead back to the wheelhouse so there is enough friction in the pulleys and blocks to prevent the main sail falling under its own weight.
Snowgoose-1
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Some boats have a downhaul attached to the top of the sail led inside the luff slides. Works pretty well too.
I have a bendy mast and the last 6' of the main gets stuck. Most of the time I can drag the last bit down leaning forward from the cockpit companion way.
Buck Turgidson
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On my mates Vertue you had to untie the sail from the mast slides as you reefed. That was fun!
DangerousPirate
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I mean, slab reefing is a lot better for solo sailors, but before I converted on my old boat, I'd just drop the sail, put it on the deck and roll it up in the harbour later. Wasn't a big issue. It just took some getting used to.